Your using the distributive property in your example, hope that helps.
Answer:
$20
Step-by-step explanation:
$44 - $4 = 40
40 divided by 2=$20
Easy, showing work,
using the method FOIL (First,Outer,Inner, Last)
Take, (x+3)(x+5) and multiply,
First,
x*x=

Outer,
x*5=5x
Inner,
3*x=3x
Last,
3*5=15
Add the terms together,

+8x+15 (

+5x+3x+15)
Thus, your answer.
Answer:
((2 x + 1) (4 x^2 - 2 x + 1))/8
Step-by-step explanation:
Factor the following:
x^3 + 1/8
Put each term in x^3 + 1/8 over the common denominator 8: x^3 + 1/8 = (8 x^3)/8 + 1/8:
(8 x^3)/8 + 1/8
(8 x^3)/8 + 1/8 = (8 x^3 + 1)/8:
(8 x^3 + 1)/8
8 x^3 + 1 = (2 x)^3 + 1^3:
((2 x)^3 + 1^3)/8
Factor the sum of two cubes. (2 x)^3 + 1^3 = (2 x + 1) ((2 x)^2 - 2 x + 1^2):
((2 x + 1) ((2 x)^2 - 2 x + 1^2))/8
1^2 = 1:
((2 x + 1) ((2 x)^2 - 2 x + 1))/8
Multiply each exponent in 2 x by 2:
((2 x + 1) (2^2 x^2 - 2 x + 1))/8
2^2 = 4:
Answer: ((2 x + 1) (4 x^2 - 2 x + 1))/8